Last year, the news that half of our butterfly species are in decline hit the headlines. Unpredictable seasons, habitat loss, and pollution our butterfly and moth populations face a lot of challenges, but it's not all bad news!

Join us as we look in on our lepidopterans and see how they are doing. From the pressures to the heartwarming number of fantastic projects going on to help them. Habitat restoration, citizen science initiatives, species reintroductions, it is an incredible reminder that there are always incredible people and organisations working to protect our wildlife.

It is great to be back after a bit of a hiatus (we explain where we've been), thank you to everyone who listens, we hope you enjoy this episode.

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Links

https://butterfly-conservation.org/news-and-blog/what-is-the-difference-between-butterflies-and-moths

https://butterfly-conservation.org/butterflies/the-state-of-britains-butterflies

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/work-to-save-rare-british-moth-from-extinction-in-england

https://butterfly-conservation.org/moths/moth-conservation/legal-protection-for-moths

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c84zlnwppzgo

https://www.royensoc.co.uk/news/large-blue-and-other-rare-insects-thriving-on-grasslands-restored-as-part-of-res-project/

https://butterfly-conservation.org/moths/moth-conservation/legal-protection-for-moths

https://butterfly-conservation.org/our-work/conservation-projects/england/kents-magnificent-moths

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c84zlnwppzgo